Flights Savannah → Chicago
SAV → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to Chicago operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 524 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 12.5 minutes. The destination airport in Chicago serves over 80 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Savannah (SAV) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 608 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 1,246 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of SAV-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 608 tracked SAV-ORD flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAV-ORD
On the Savannah (SAV) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 608 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-Chicago is 2.47% across 608 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
